It’s not every day you can say that you took your kid to see a film adapted from the very first novel they ever read. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was in fact Gauge’s first ever read. And, it was the only book I could actually get him to read. Understandably so, it’s about the most relatable book a kid could ever read. So what did the film do for the book?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid – The Franchise
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel series was created from an online cartoon but more importantly, from the mind of author Jeff Kinney, and self-proclaimed real-life “wimpy kid”. Jeff has described his work as a representation of his own family and misadventures of that uber awkward prepubescent stage we all loved to hate.
After its initial release in 2007, Diary of a Wimpy Kid became instant gold spending almost three years on the New York Time’s children’s best seller list. And after millions of copies sold and a 225 million dollar global box office nut, everyone can say the wimpy kid laughed all the way to the bank. It even printed in 53 languages with the first copy in Latin given to the Pope. What does this say about being wimpy? We are all a bit wimpy in our lives. And according to the wimpy kid himself, lead actor Jason Drucker,
“Wimpy is the new cool.”
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